KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft mega moon rocket for the Artemis II crewed moonshot mission has begun its rollback from launch pad 39B to the VAB at 9:38 a.m. EST, Feb. 25, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – to fix the helium flow interruption issue detected in the ICPS upper stage during testing overnight Feb. 21
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL I was interviewed live by Fox 35 Orlando on Feb. 19 for my comments and analysis update about NASA releasing a scathing report detailing Boeings and NASA failures that led to the Starliner CFT mission mishap. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman released the investigative report on Feb 19 and held a press conference about the findings
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Bad news for NASA Artemis II launch! An issue with interruption of highly purified helium gas flow was detected in the ICPS upper stage during testing overnight Feb. 21 at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida forcing rollback to the VAB. Helium is required in various SLS systems for pressurization and
SPACE VIEW PARK, TITUSVILLE, FL – Under ultra clear late evening skies a huge crowd of spectators enjoyed a stunning nighttime Saturday blastoff and landing as a SpaceX Falcon 9 1st stage booster launch to space and back on its record setting 33rd mission – from Florida’s Space Coast on Feb. 21 We observed the beautiful launch and landing of
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA completed a fully successful cryogenic fueling test and simulated launch countdown test of its SLS (Space Launch System) mega moon rocket during the 2nd attempt at a wet dress rehearsal (WDR) on Thursday, Feb. 19 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “Engineers loaded more than 700,000 gallons of liquid propellant into the rocket, sent a closeout
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – After several weather related delays, the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 mission with a multinational crew of 4 astronauts and cosmonauts are at last bound for the International Space Station (ISS) after launching Friday the 13th of February on an 8+ month science expedition to the Earth orbiting laboratory. Four crew members of
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – After several weather-related delays and for only the fourth time the ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket finally took flight on Thursday, Feb. 12 on a national security mission for the US Space Force from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida – despite one of the first stage solid rocket
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – As part of the ongoing investigation into why significant levels of gaseous hydrogen were detected during the recent WDR wet dress rehearsal cryogenic propellant loading test on Feb. 2 – that forced NASA to abort the final steps of the test – the agency conducted an unannounced liquid hydrogen (LH2) partial fueling test of
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FL – After several weather related delays and for only the fourth time the ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket is planned to lift off on Thursday, Feb. 12 on a national security mission for the US Space Force from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida The ULA Vulcan will be carrying
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – I was interviewed live by Fox 35 Orlando on Feb. 9 for my comments and analysis update previewing the launch of the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with 4 astronauts and cosmonauts on board, the weather outlook and the scientific research the crew will conduct during their 8+ month science expedition to